Before you post a question on the forum, have you tried the beginners sticky?
Do a search of the forum or the Puppy Wiki (URL below). If you cannot find a solution and are posting to the forum, try to ensure that you have the following information available:

The make of your computer?
The amount of RAM (memory) installed?
The CPU (processor) speed?
What Hard Drives, CD-ROMs and DVD drives are installed?
The Partitions, size and type, on any hard drives?
What type of Keyboard & Mouse i.e. Serial, PS/2, USB or other?
Which version of Puppy you are working with?

Also could you describe any steps you have taken so far. If you have trouble gathering this information, get a friend to help.
When working, add "Solved" to the heading or post saying that the problem is fixed.

This thread is just an information thread
- so personally I don't answer any queries here

Here is the link to the subject discussed in the Beginners section regarding people posting queries with no or too little information.

http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=23664#23664

and here is the relevant posting by me.

Something like:

Welcome to the Puppy Forum Beginners Help, before you post a question here have you tried doing a search of the forum or the Puppy Wiki (URL here) if you cannot find a solution and are posting here try to ensure that you have the following information available.

The make of your machine.
The amount of RAM (memory) installed.
The CPU (processor) speed.
What Hard Drives, CDROMs and DVDs that are installed.
The Partitions, size and type, on any hard drives.
What type of Keyboard & Mouse i.e. Serial, PS/2, USB or other.
Which version of Puppy you are working with.

Also could you describe the problem and any steps you have taken so far.

If you have trouble gathering this information see if you can get a friend to help otherwise include as much information as you can.

These steps are designed to help the people who contribute to this forum help you find a solution to your problem if it is possible, by including as much information as possible it reduces the amount of time that would be taken up by them requesting this data and you replying.

When and if your problem is resolved we would appreciate it if you could edit your original post and add Solved to the heading or at least add a post saying that the problem is fixed.

Thank you for reading this and we hope your problem can be resolved quickly.

Nice links, Thanks.
I'd also like to thank all the people responsable for Puppy, great distro.
I am new to Linux so you'll be seeing lots of dumb questions for a while. I tried Puppy 2.something and was disappointed with the wireless (or lack of) communication. I went to 3.0.1 and it was there before I even thought about looking for it. Works great, no drop outs, just keeps going. I wouldn't mind a monitor in the system tray, something I could look at and see the signal strength. (Maybe I'll try to write that! Who knows.) Again, thanks for all your work.

First: In my eyes Puppy is the fastest desktop linux distribution: It's one of about two mini-ramdisk distributions known to me.
Ramdisk + mini = EXTREMLY FAST! 5-10 times faster then the "normal" big distributions of linux! Boot time too! Check it out if you believe or if you not believe. (speed at 128 MB RAM and 133, 500 or even 1,3 GHz)

Intro into my little guide (not important)

I hope this infos and links make Puppy more easier to you as it is by itself! As much infos you need but as less infos as possible! Thought as a quick & easy guide with direct links and correct and simply handling of installing more programs as in the normal packet manager available. All things are explained almost step-by-step but short, too. For more detailed infos see the forum and the link to the great and pictured handbook at the end of this guide. Have fun with your Puppy and custumize it easily by saving your changes on your cd or dvd!

Direct link to the actual version (3.01, february 2008):
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-3.01retro-k2.6.18.1-seamonkey.iso

Maybe you need to follow a link to a newer version of Puppy if this text posting is to old. Then try this link:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/

If you have very old hardware (133 or 500 MHz? I don't know) and the first link doesn't really work well with your device then, but only then, try the retro version with an older kernel:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-3.01retro-k2.6.18.1-seamonkey.iso

Burn the ISO file simply with any burn program on any system - but make sure that you don't burn it as data cd but as "burn ISO file" or "burn image". It's so easy, really!

When starting with Puppy make a backup of your personal file pup_save.2fs from time to time,
especially before doing bigger or more critical program installations (e.g. from PSI oder Gslapt)

Details for installing programs:

Please look for programs in this turn:

1. The normal packet manager on the top of the puppy screen: official, but less programs

The program itself:
http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/puppy3/dotpups/System_Utilities/Puppy-Software-Installer.pup

Alternatively you can install most of this programs offered from the PSI installer by installing them manually from this great and well arranged site:
http://www.dotpups.de/dotpups/

3. Almost all the Slackware Linux repository: Very many programs but even small programs need very much download volume, disk and RAM space. Maybe problems with program dependencies, e.g. a program needs a never library but puppy has installed and needs an older one.
http://www.dotpups.de/dotpups/System_Utilities/gslapt_puppy-0.3.18.pet

It provides Gslapt (very simple, like Synaptic) and slapt-get (apt-get program for Slackware, more control over installation and dependencies but console-tool)

First step after installing: start Gslapt and
chance the slackware repository to the new correct download link:
http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-12.0/

A little KDE (50 MB with K3b burn tool and some network tools):

http://www.puppylinux.ca/members/windowmanagers/kde357.sfs
It's very slow on old computers!
You have to copy it to your other puppy files and after booting you have to click on menu - utilities - boot manager - then choose this SFS-File and make sure that it will really be loaded by (un-?)checking the box below.

You can install gnome and KDE programs without having installed Gnome or KDE. But it will require many dependencies if you don't use the installing method 1 or 2 above - Glapt/Slackware (3.) is not recommended if there are your seached programs in 1 or 2.

Big beginners question for this great feature:
How can I save all my settings, additional programs and personal data on a Puppy cd or dvd?

Experimental! Save always your data on another storage device, too!

1. Boot your Puppy.

2. Look on your devices button on the Puppy screen for your downloaded ISO-File. I don't want to explain again how to create a ISO if you don't have one or have still deleted it. So, please only in that case, download it again from here:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-3.01retro-k2.6.18.1-seamonkey.iso
Maybe you need to follow a link to a newer version of Puppy if this text posting is to old. Then try this link:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/
Maybe it is a new Puppy version available so you should download a new ISO anyway.

3. It is recommended to use a CD-R or a DVD-R but not DVD+R or a RW. Put it into the burn drive now.

4. Click menu - multimedia - burn2iso and select your Puppy iso file. Then click NOT normal but MULTI for a multisession cd or dvd which we need.

5. Ready! When you shutdown Puppy regulary by clicking on menu - logout - shutdown then Puppy will ask you for "Save to CD". Make sure that your new burned CD/DVD is put on your burn drive and then press Enter on "Save to CD" and wait until Puppy has finished.

6. Now you can boot everytime with this new cd and at the end of the Puppy session you can save all your data and settings onto it like described in 5. One touch of a button.

More Questions?
Take a little look at the great handbook with much infos and very many step-by-step pictures!
http://www.puppy-linux.info/en/manual/puppy301/main.html

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